Chapter 36
At this time, Winster was still too young. He was only happy with his brother's protection and preference for him. He did not realize how much trouble it would bring him to be treated like a child.
Except for occasionally making some green tea remarks when Auston stole Elphis's attention, Winster would not talk to him most of the time.
Elphis was already used to his behavior; this kid was like this when he was in Lise Town.
Maybe he is the first person who knows Winster's secret and doesn't mind it. The child has always been very clingy to him, no... to be more precise, he is possessive of him.
Specifically, every time other children came to him, talked for a little longer or pulled his arms and hands, Winster would find an excuse to send them away, or gossip about them and imply that they were stupid, noisy, and ignorant. This was one of the reasons why he was disliked by all the children.
Even if Alphis was blind, he could still see the naive and scheming Winster had back then. He didn't expect that he was still like this even when he was this old...
He thought about talking to the child about this problem in private, instead of embarrassing him in front of so many people, so he spoke in his defense according to his true thoughts.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone around him fell silent...
Auston was so shocked by his friend's blindness that he was speechless. He moved his lips but didn't know what to complain about first.
It was Alison, the only lady in the group, who came out to smooth things over. "Master Kayo, you misunderstood. Winster has always been unreasonable. We have known each other for many years, and he often ignores us for a whole day. He is not targeting you on purpose."
After hearing this, Austin felt better. Never mind. Al must be being partial to that guy because they will be separated in the future. Anyway, he won't see Winster in the royal city in the future, so he can just endure it!
That evening, when a group of people were making a fire to prepare dinner, Elphis didn't want to eat steamed buns, barbecue and hot soup anymore, so he took out pots and bowls and a dried knife to cut noodles and prepare to cook a meal for himself.
Every time this time comes, he would be grateful for the great work invented by the space mages - the space ring, a must-have artifact for home and travel!
In the end he got the best of it because Winster took over his job.
The young man, who looked wild and unruly, had a handsome face as sharp as a knife. He cooked a delicious broth, sprinkled seasonings, picked a few delicious mushrooms and put them in the broth, and fried a handful of noodles... His hands and feet were quick and his movements were smooth. Everyone in the group was so shocked that they kept staring at him and forgot to turn the barbecue in their hands.
No? Winster can cook?! It smells delicious! Then why did he prefer to endure the cooking skills that even they were tired of eating for so many years instead of cooking a meal himself! !
There is no other reason. Winster just doesn't want to do this kind of serving work, even if he is the one who enjoys the fruits of labor. Since he already has servants (Hunter Group:?), why should he do it?
In this respect... he is quite like Samuel.
However, it is a different matter if the person being served is his brother. Since his brother loves him so much, isn’t it right for him to do something small to show his filial piety?
Elphis was closely watched by his good friend, and he personally prepared a bowl of delicious noodles with a balanced mix of meat and vegetables for His Royal Highness the Prince.
Turning around, he saw Winster's eyebrows drooping. Although he didn't say anything, Elphis still sensed something and poured another bowl of meat and vegetables and handed it to him. "Thank you for your hard work. You are so thin. You should eat more."
Comparing the portions of the two bowls, Winston curled the corners of his mouth modestly.
It would be fine if a group of acquaintances were in a quiet atmosphere, but if there were two employers and the relationship between the two was not very harmonious, everyone would deliberately find things to talk about to avoid an awkward atmosphere.
Several hunters have been in the business for half their lives. Of course, it is impossible for them to stay in the vast sea and ancient forest all the time. In the early years, they also went to other resource-rich places and experienced a lot, and have many stories to tell.
However, as a parent, Elphis was of course most concerned about his children. After listening to Hansen and the others talk about their experiences dealing with goblins and dwarves, he asked about what dangerous situations Winster had encountered after joining.
That's quite a lot. Relying on Samuel's existence, Winster is fearless and runs to dangerous areas that are slightly beyond his ability. He likes to challenge his limits. It doesn't matter if he is on the verge of death. He knows that he can always survive and get treatment.
But the teammates who were stopped by him from intervening didn't know about Samuel's existence! Every time they watched the game, they were terrified! Even now, I still feel scared when I talk about it. The main reason is that Winster was really a child in the past few years. It's hard for them not to be shocked when they see a child fighting so hard!
It is precisely because Winster is ruthless and strong enough that everyone is willing to recognize him as the second boss.
Elphis felt distressed and moved after hearing this, and finally realized that the gifts Winster left for him every year were earned with his life!
Thinking of this, the young man gently touched his child's head. The moment his hand fell, Winster's body went numb. His always handsome and powerful face suddenly softened, like a tamed wolf king. He squinted his eyes and rubbed his master's palm with his head...
There was some slight noise not far away, and I heard vague voices, but I didn't pay any attention to it. It was a human, not a monster that would actively attack.
"Hey guys, haven't seen you in a while."
“Wow—” someone shouted exaggeratedly, “Your cooking skills are amazing! We came here following the smell, hahaha!”
Having been in this place for a long time, it was normal for me to recognize many of my colleagues. There were seven people coming. The relationship between the two parties was limited to acquaintance, but not familiarity. There were even some unpleasant incidents in the past... Hansen and the others greeted them lukewarmly.
The place where they made a fire was close to the stream. The visitor needed to get water and wash his hands and face, so he stayed here and chatted for a few more minutes, and naturally mentioned the commissions of both parties.
"Isn't this Winster? I remember that you never accept commissions to protect people. Could it be that the reward this time is so high that it has moved you?"
The other person laughed in an uncomfortable way: "Okay, stop bothering me. Winster doesn't even remember who we are, so how can he bother you?"
Their leader shrugged, "Alright, we won't leave it as an eyesore. Good luck to you."
The two of them called on the group members scattered around and left quickly. They came and left in a hurry, perhaps wanting to find a suitable place to rest for the night before dark.
Elphis looked sideways at his brother who hadn't even raised his head just now: "Are you having a feud?"
Winster was stunned, then shook his head, "I don't know him."
"Pfft..." Alison laughed, "Those people once wanted to invite Winster to join their group, but their hopes were dashed."
What annoyed them the most was that every time they saw that little brat, they treated him warmly and greeted him with a smile, but he didn't even remember their names. Later, he joined Hansen's group. It was obvious that their overall strength was stronger!
For a while, those people complained in the guild that when they were dealing with the monsters, the kid suddenly appeared, picked the magic plants they wanted and ran away.
At that time, many hunters disliked Winster, but the child didn't know about it at all because he never dealt with those people.
In the end, it was Hansen and others who argued for him. More importantly, no other hunters had encountered such a thing for a long time, so they gradually stopped taking the rumor to heart.
Winster's memory is so strong that he can remember everything he sees. When he says he doesn't know those people, it means he has never put them into his mind. It's not like Elphis who has difficulty remembering people's names.
Elphis's expression turned cold. "Can the bounty guild post a revenge commission? If any group beats them up once, I'll pay 10,000 gold coins."
Hansen smiled awkwardly and said, "It should be...not possible." The guild would not do anything that would seriously affect the relationship between members.
Two members of the group went to the stream to wash dishes. After they were done, everyone prepared to find a cave to rest for the night.
It is not difficult to find. There are a large number of hunters and monsters in the ancient forest. Both tend to live in holes. Over time, hunters who are familiar with the map know where there are hidden temporary residences.
Suddenly, a loud and sharp eagle cry came from the sky, and a strong wind blew. The treetops shook, and the flying dead leaves and dust blew directly into people's faces!
"Oh no—it's the Wind-riding Eagle!"
"This place is quite far from Sunset Cliff, how did it fly over here?!"
"Don't worry, it should just be..." Before they could even finish the word "passing by", the magical beast that was as big as a griffin rushed down! Looking at its hunting posture, it was obviously targeting them!
"Fuck! Why does it suddenly want to eat people!"
Elphis didn't want to experience the feeling of sand blowing into his eyes, and wanted to protect himself with a light shield, but he held back.
The light system is not as common as other systems. Once he reveals that he is a mage, his identity as a priest can no longer be hidden. The Bounty Guild is a group that yearns for freedom and excitement the most, advocates the law of the jungle, and is the most indifferent to the Church. If Elphis reveals his identity, it will be very awkward to get along with him later... and he came to Gusen specifically to train in swordsmanship.
Everyone quickly prepared for the battle. An adult Wind-Riding Giant Eagle is a level five magical beast, equivalent to the level of a greatswordsman and a magician.
Among the group, the strongest is the high-level nine-star Winster. In fact, Elphis is also at the same level, but that is a level of magic that needs to be hidden. As for swordsmanship, after so many years, it is just an ordinary mid-level five-star.
But with Winster, three other high-level swordsmen, and Allison, a high-level wood mage, plus a few mid-level mages, they will not be at a disadvantage even if they fight against the Wind-Riding Eagle.
The trees were blown down by the strong wind, and they were uprooted and fell on everyone. Giant eagles circled in the low sky, controlling small tornadoes to chase humans. Out of a sense of responsibility, the hunters stayed by their employers and did not get chased away.
The powerful sword energy broke through the air and struck upwards, but its power was reduced by half due to the interference of the wind element, and only cut off a few feathers of the giant eagle.
Alison was protected by the two men and finished chanting the spell. Several green vines grew out of the soil out of thin air and quickly rose into the air, trying to pull the monster down.
Winster stepped on the vines to gain leverage, leaped up in a few steps, landed on the back of the Wind-riding Eagle, and then stabbed it heavily with a sword!
A shrill eagle's cry pierced my eardrums. What made the situation worse was that another eagle's sound was getting closer and closer. It was its mate coming over!
This species of Warcraft is good at using the wind element to control the enemies on the ground in the safe environment of the air. The advantage is obvious and terrifying, but fortunately the disadvantage is also prominent, that is, their physical defense is not strong. Except for the long-range fragile mage Alison and the two people who protect her, everyone else tries their best to get close to the Warcraft and choose close combat.
The strong wind made it impossible for people to stand steadily. The stream, rocks, trees... everything around them was hitting them. Fortunately, Allison controlled the vines and sent them to the magic eagle to fight back.
Elphis had only been beaten by his parents at home. Compared with Aurelion's other students, he thought he was not a squishy person before, but now reality has taught him a lesson! He can only make sure that he does not hold back without using magic, and finish off the enemy when the situation allows.
Fortunately, Warcraft cannot speak, chant spells, and do not have a high enough intelligence level to think about how to control the elements more accurately. Therefore, they do not have many tricks, and their realm levels are far from the combat power level of human mages of the same level, so they are not bound to lose when facing the two Wind-Riding Eagles!
No matter how the female eagle stabbed by Winster flew, the young man stayed firmly on it, and used his sword energy to disperse the dense wind blades. He narrowly avoided the eagle's claws and flexibly moved to attack the beast's fatal point. Elphis was frightened by the sight, but it was difficult for him to get close enough to stop the eagle's attack!
Elphis turned to their wood mage. The rich wood element here drove away most of the wind element, so that people would not be blown to and fro.
The young man put away his sword and took out an exquisite silver longbow instead. He held the bow and stringed it. His blue eyes were sharp and focused. He did not shoot the arrow immediately to distract the monster's attention - he was patiently waiting for a good opportunity.
Suddenly, a triangular arrow with a cold silver-blue light shot straight towards the eagle that wanted to catch Winster. There were ancient golden spells engraved on the arrow. It moved forward unstoppably and was not affected by the strong wind at all.
The eagle flapped its wings, but failed to knock down the tiny arrow, and the arrow successfully pierced the body of the monster.
Elphis breathed a sigh of relief and tidied his messy ponytail, "It's almost over..." His eyes were hurt by the wind. The mage was really fragile!
Alison and others nearby: “Huh?”
Soon, they saw the eagle, which was only hit by an arrow and not seriously injured, falling from the sky. Only then did they realize that the arrow must have been coated with poison.
The female eagle let out a wail and became even angrier.
After dealing with the enemy that posed a threat to his child, Elphis stopped using the longbow and took out his longsword to join in the practice.
When there was still some light in the sky, the female eagle finally fell, and her huge body caused the ground to shake again.
Most people had deep and shallow cuts on their bodies from the wind blades. If they hadn't drunk the potion, some of them might have died from excessive blood loss.
Except for His Royal Highness the Prince, everyone was accustomed to facing life-and-death situations. Before their heartbeats had even calmed down, they were already excitedly circling around the bodies of the two giant eagles.
"Level 5 magic core! Hey, guys, we got it!"
"Master Phil, what kind of poison did you use on this arrow? Can this beast blood still be used?" They wanted to sell it to the potion master.
Elphis nodded, "Okay, I have the antidote."
Auston's heart was still pounding. He put his arm on his friend's shoulder, leaned against him tiredly, and said with a sad look in his eyes: "I missed you so much just now."
I really want his light mage friend who can attack, defend and heal to come out and control the situation!
Next to him, Winster's eyes darkened when he saw Auston's actions... However, his brother told him not to treat his friends with the same attitude as the children in Lisai Town...
Winster raised his hand and rubbed his eyes fiercely——
"Brother, I think there's sand in my eyes. Can you help me take a look?"
Elphis, who was thinking about something, came back to his senses when he heard the voice, and saw that one of Winster's eyes was watery and red, looking pitiful.
He shook off the prince's arm, gently pulled open Winston's eyelids with his fingertips, and brought his delicate face very close.
Winster held his breath and looked into the other's serious and beautiful deep blue eyes. His brother's trembling long eyelashes made him itchy and he always wanted to touch them.
Elphis murmured in a low voice: "I didn't see anything dirty..."
Maybe it was washed out by tears just now? Thinking of this, he blew gently, and the coolness stimulated his eyes to flow with tears. He asked Winster to blink a few more times to reduce the foreign body sensation.
"I'm fine." Winster wiped away the physiological tears, "Brother, your hair is messed up by the wind, I will help you comb it again."
There were fallen trees everywhere around, and Auston found one to sit down, propping his hands on his knees and looking at the two people. Why did he still feel like he was being targeted...
Elphis walked to the giant eagle's corpse, and the confusion that had been interrupted just now resurfaced, "Don't eagles like to hunt during the day? Why are they still far away from their habitats at dusk? Besides, they are magical beasts. No matter how stupid they are, they should know that the humans who enter the ancient forest have the ability to fight back. They are no easier to catch than ordinary beasts. Why do they choose us as prey?"
Hansen scratched his head. He didn't have time to think about this because he was busy digging for magic cores. "I don't know why they are so crazy. I've never heard of the Wind-riding Giant Eagle liking to eat people before."
The hunter who had gone to the stream to wash dishes returned to the vicinity and wanted to help his employer find their gold and silver dishes that looked valuable.
"Huh?" The pure white was too obvious in the green. The big man picked it up. "What a big eggshell!" He looked around and found the other half. "Wow! It's a pity that it's broken. Otherwise, I could cook it and eat it."
He took the half of the tableware he had recovered and held up the eggshell and returned to the team, "Look, there are such big eggs nearby! It's a pity that I didn't see it before cooking dinner, ah——"
Elphis looked at the pure white eggshell that was almost one meter high, recalled the knowledge he had read in the book, and twitched his mouth... "This seems to be the egg of a wind-riding giant eagle."
"Why are you here?"
"Could it be that the female eagle couldn't help herself and gave birth here?"
"No wonder they attacked us. Are they afraid that we might threaten their cubs?"
"Where's Kitty?"
Alison hit a lucky idiot on the head with her staff: "Shut up! Haven't you figured out that we were tricked by Jeff and his gang?"
After a moment of silence, someone exclaimed, "I remember now, there were eight people in their group, but we only saw seven just now. Could it be that there is still one person with the little eagle who hasn't shown up? Did Jeff and the others hide the eggshell in the space ring and then secretly throw it near us to harm us?"
It was also because the two groups were not familiar with each other and didn’t notice that one person was missing for a while.
"No wonder they came running over here and left again. I was wondering why they looked like they were being chased by monsters..."
The eagle has very good eyesight. After seeing the broken eggshell, it called out in the sky. When it heard no response from its cub, it concluded that something had happened to the cub or it was not there, and it immediately stirred up a strong wind and began to take revenge.
The hunters cursed angrily and said they would give them a good beating next time they saw them.
They were covered in dust, so they left Hansen and the others to disassemble the monsters. Elphis and Winster, who were more clean, and the prince went to the stream to wash themselves, changed their clothes, and finally felt better.
When Alison saw the three handsome men with calm faces, her anger was half extinguished. She sighed, "You have such good tempers that you are not even angry when being tricked by others."
The gentlest and refined young man looked at her, his blue eyes dark, and he urged her softly with a smile: "Please pack up quickly, we are in a hurry to seek revenge."
After those people left, in such a huge city like Gusen, what kind of fate would it take to meet them again? As for Hansen and the others, it was easier to deal with them, as they were all from the same place and would meet sooner or later... and they would be returning to the royal city soon, so it was better to take revenge on the spot.
Although his tone was not fierce at all, everyone felt a chill in their necks for no reason——
"Let's go find someone first. Just put these two eagles in the space ring and clean them up later."
"Yes, yes, there are several caves in the direction they went. Let's go look for them."
The group of people were hurrying along the night road, cursing and swearing, and it was completely unaware that the three calmest people were the most murderous ones.
No matter whether it was Winster who liked to challenge danger, or Elphis who liked to break through himself, or the pampered prince, they actually didn't hate the scene of danger just now, but... the premise was that they were asking for trouble, or were just unlucky, and not others asking for trouble for them!
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